Taft to investigate status of affairs in Cuba
President Roosevelt orders peace efforts in Cuba while warning of U S intervention under the Platt amendment if stability fails He dispatches Taft and Bacon to assess the situation and protect American interests amid rebel activity and Cuban government doubts with 2000 Marines and six cruisers deployed to Havana.
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Taft
Cuba
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
United States
Senor Quesada
Lisbon
Havana
Beit and Rhodes Join Hands in Diamond Plans
A Beit and Cecil Rhodes tale shows two men forming a collaboration to control diamond output. The anecdote recounts their meeting, how they decided to unite, and their shared aim to dominate the diamond market as they aged.
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Mr. Rhodes
Beit
Porges
Belt
Alfred Beit
Cecil Rhodes
Taft to Havana as US navy protects Cuban interests
The United States plans to send Secretary Taft and Acting Secretary Baccon to Havana to arrange a ceasefire and assess whether the Palma or revolutionary forces best serve Cuba’s future. Marines may land to safeguard American lives and property, while Colwell’s Havana landing is not to be criticized.
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Havana
Taft
United States
Oyster Bay
Cuba
Baccon
Washington
Palma
Colwell
Denver
Hotel Robber Shot Dead in Wichita
A bold hotel robbery in Wichita led to the death of robber Joseph Fitzpatrick. Authorities report John Morgan is jailed in Hutchinson as a suspected accomplice.
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Wichita
Kan
Hamilton
Joseph Fitzpatrick
John Morgan
Hutchinson
Standard Oil Magnate Daniel O day dies in France
Dispatched notice reports Daniel O Day Standard Oil financier died at Rouen France aged 62. The death ends the career of a prominent New York capitalist closely tied to the oil industry.
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Standard Oil
New York
Daniel O'Day
Rouen
France
O'Day
General Corbin opposes beer sales ban in post exchanges
Lieut. Gen. Henry C. Corbin commanding the northern division of the army reports to the military secretary his disapproval of the legislative prohibition on selling beer and light wines in post exchanges.
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Corbin
Washington
Henry Co. Corbin
Fairfield, Sr. Michael Croughan Dies at 75
Fairfield, Sr. Michael Croughan died at age 75 after a life centered around his home and chair suited to his weight. He weighed 400 pounds and spent much of his time seated, highlighting the impact of his health on daily life.
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Fairfield, Sr
Michael Croughan
California Town Destroyed by Fire in Wiburon
A Thursday blaze wiped out the entire business district of Wiburon California leaving two hundred residents homeless. National guard and state fire tug crews saved the homes while Twenty second United States infantry aided firefighting efforts. In Denver Colorado Alva Adams of Pueblo was named governor nominee by vote of the Democratic state convention.
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California
Wiburon
Cal
Twenty-second United States Infantry
Colorado
Adams
Denver
Alva Adams
Pueblo
Fire Devastates East St. Louis Mule Stable and Nearby Premises
A blaze in East St. Louis destroyed James Bluff's sales stables killing 382 mules and damaged Goldberg's furnishing store. The fire reached the St Clair Hotel where 30 guests were housed, with extensive property losses reported.
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East St. Louis
James Bluff
Goldberg
St. Clair Hotel
Root Honored by Peruvian University Ceremony
In Lima a university festival honored Secretary Root by naming him an honorary member. Later in the afternoon Minister Dudley hosted a garden party at the American legation.
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Lima
Peru
Root
Dudley
Earthquakes Cause Damage and Hotel Fire Injuries
In Sicily minor quake shocks rattled Palermo and nearby towns for days with Travia reporting badly damaged houses and frightened residents. In Ottawa the Gilmour Hotel on Bank Street burned late Friday night forcing guests to jump from windows and causing serious injuries.
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Sicily
Palermo
Travia
Ottawa
Ont
Gilmour
Bank Street
Tolstoy Completes The Divine Human
Count Tolstoy finishes a new work titled The Divine Human focusing on the principal revolutionary readers in Russia from 1880 to 1890 and already turns to current events in the country.
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Tolstoy
Count Tolstoy
Russia
Education in Sweden and universal schooling
The Craftsman notes Sweden mandates school attendance from age seven to fourteen or privately educated children may be exempt. About twelve thousand common schools exist with ambulatory schools in sparse districts, where terms are shortened to about half the usual length.
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Sweden
America
Superb Service on Grand Trunk Route to Niagara Falls
Advertisement highlights travel from Chicago to Montreal Niagara Falls and New York via Grand Trunk Railway System. Mentions scenic itineraries to Muskoka Kawartha Lakes Georgian Bay Temiskaming region St Lawrence River Rapids Thousand Islands Algonquin Park White Mountains and Atlantic coast resorts. For pamphlets write George W Wax at 135 Adams Street Chicago.
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Niagara Falls
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
Georgian Bay
Temegam
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Thousand Islands
Algonquin National Park
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Grand Trunk Railway System
Chicago
Montreal
N.Y
Geo. W. Wax
A. GP
TS. AL
Adams St
Monument plan for Bismarck sparks sculpture clash
Reinhold Begas, famed German sculptor, marks his seventy fifth birthday and visits Friedrichsruh to study Bismarck for a planned Reichstag funded monument. Bismarck reportedly urged a simple portrayal as a man on crutches instead of grandeur. Great Northern Railway cuts Colonists' Tickets from Chicago to Northwest regions at $33 to Seattle and Portland and $30.50 to Spokane with similar Alberta and British Columbia deals.
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Bismarck
Reinhold Vegas
Begas
Friedrichsruh
Germany
Reichstag
Northwest
Great Northern Railway
Chicago
Seattle
Portland
Washington
Spokane
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
British Columbia
Max Bass
Clark St
Southern Heirlooms at Auction
Ita praised William B. Norman the auctioneer who died recently for draining the south of old furniture. His auction room drew ancestral mahogany from beyond Mason and Dixon’s line, evoking prewar glamour during sales.
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Ita
William B. Norman
Mason and Dixon
Nervous Wreck Relief Promised by Pink Pills
A testimonial from Mrs. A. Groan of Franklin Georgia claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restored strength after three years of weakness and stomach trouble. She says she weighed 104 pounds before treatment and 180 pounds after, sleeping better and walking, with noted public endorsement. Pills priced 60 cents per box, six for 2.50, by Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
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Rennethe Myers
South Tenth St
Ironton, O
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Willian
A. Groan
R. FD
Franklin
Dr. Williams
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